KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney
for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Kansas City, Mo., man
was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing a firearm.
Shalamar J. Wade, 34, of Kansas City, was sentenced by U.S.
District Judge Gary A. Fenner to 15 years and eight months in federal prison
without parole. Wade was sentenced as an armed career criminal due to his prior
felony convictions.
On April 10, 2014, Wade pleaded guilty to being a felon in
possession of a firearm. He was arrested by Independence, Mo., police officers
on July 9, 2013, at a Quick Trip convenience store on US 24 Highway in
Independence. When police officers confronted Wade inside the store, he
resisted as they tried to take him into custody. During the altercation, Wade
was forced to the floor and a loaded Taurus .38-caliber revolver fell from his
belt.
Under federal law, it is illegal for anyone who has been
convicted of a felony to be in possession of any firearm or ammunition. Wade
has four prior felony convictions for distributing a controlled substance and
two prior felony convictions for possessing a controlled substance.
This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul S.
Becker. It was investigated by the Independence, Mo., Police Department and the
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
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